Most of the snowbirds have left the area, so those of you who have been sitting back and griping that the snowbirds are taking all the room and parking places can get out now. One of the places I would suggest you get out to is the Highlands Little Theatre to take in one of the performances of "Dearly Departed." It will surely take you mind off your worries, as it is hard to worry and laugh at the same time. ...more

June 12, 2008

Edie Restall sits on a curb in the East Bay High School parking lot, taking bites from a sandwich in a fast-food wrapper, while her daughter talks to a friend. ...more

May 10, 2008

Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped unexpectedly in December, good news amid signs the U.S. economy may be tipping toward a recession. ...more

January 30, 2008

Audrey Davison lives alone, gets a $620 Social Security check each month and worries about the sharply rising taxes on her four-bedroom house. Davison, 76, raised her family there and after 43 years, she really doesn't want to leave Greenburgh. ...more

December 26, 2007

We're hearing and reading the usual hand-wringer stories about prospects for the holiday shopping season. Despite all the current worries, we're sure everything will be OK. ...more

November 24, 2007

Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized Wednesday for a potentially disastrous government blunder in which two computer disks containing personal and financial data on 25 million Britons disappeared after a junior government minister said he handed them to a courier service. ...more

November 22, 2007

Historically, gas prices have peaked around events that prompted worries about oil supplies. This year, gas prices reached a peak in May because of supply and demand worries. ...more

November 14, 2007

Yorvit Torrealba can't hide his emotions. 'They just come out,' he said with a laugh. ...more

October 16, 2007

As I watch the tube and listen to all of the promises from all of the candidates for the big job, I begin to think that it really doesn't matter which one gets elected. Regardless of party affiliation and regardless of past performance, they all promise me that when they get the job, it will be performed to everyone's satisfaction. Some of them admit to little mistakes in the past, but promise me that this will never happen again (it was someone else's fault anyway.) Imagine that you are the personnel director of a large firm and you are reviewing an applicant's resume. From the information on his past work record, you find that if you hire this guy, he would make one of the best janitors that money can buy. But if he can perform as well as he promises, your worries will be over and life will be a bowl of cherries. After reviewing several more applications, you find one that has already accomplished most of the things the other guy promised. ...more

September 29, 2007

The Devil Rays' impressive run of recent play has had the pleasant side effect of allowing a bit more focus on the now before the inevitable looking-ahead process begins anew. ...more

September 9, 2007